Truck crashes into Danbury home, injures three

A pickup truck crashed into an occupied Danbury home, sending three people to the hospital and displacing more on Saturday, Feb. 17.

A pickup truck crashed into an occupied Danbury home, sending three people to the hospital and displacing more on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Photo: Danbury Fire Department

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A pickup truck crashed into an occupied Danbury home, sending three people to the hospital and displacing more on Saturday, Feb. 17.

A pickup truck crashed into an occupied Danbury home, sending three people to the hospital and displacing more on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Photo: Danbury Fire Department

Truck crashes into Danbury home, injures three

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DANBURY — Three people were sent to the hospital after a pickup truck crashed through an occupied home’s bedroom Saturday morning.

Police said the accident occurred around 3:50 a.m. when a large pickup truck drove down Garfield Avenue and straight into a four-family home across the road at 11 West Wooster Avenue.

The truck crashed through the home’s bedroom wall and threw two residents from their bed, Danbury Sgt. John Krupinski said. The homeowners said they were hit by debris from the crash and were sent to Danbury Hospital with minor injuries.

The driver, who was also injured, was extricated after firefighters pried the rear driver-side door off the truck, Krupsinki said. Officers who attempted to ask the driver what happened said he was unable to speak and that they could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his body.

The driver was taken to Danbury Hospital and is in intensive care. Krupinski said the investigation is ongoing and it is possible the driver will be charged once it authorities determine what caused the crash.

The American Red Cross was on the scene to help uninjured residents find temporary shelter after the home was declared unfit for dwelling. It is uncertain how many people were displaced by the crash.

The scene was cleared around 5:30 a.m., fire officials said.

According to land records, the home at 11 Wooster Avenue was originally built in 1885, has an assessed value of $191,400 and was most recently sold in 1988.